📍 3770 Skyland Drive, Sylva, Jackson County, 28779
Jackson Community School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Sylva, Jackson County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jackson Community School enrolls 75 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% American Indian or Alaska Native and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 46 | 61% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 9.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 75 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jackson Community School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 119.
Jackson Community School is one of 9 schools in Jackson County Public Schools, based in Sylva, North Carolina. The district serves 3,444 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Jackson Community School is smaller than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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